Girls' name · since 1965
Melyssa
2,023 babies named Melyssa in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,023
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
2,023 girls have been named Melyssa since 1965, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melyssa has been recorded 2,023 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2023.
- #4,669 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,023 born since 1965
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Melyssa ranks #4,669 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,023 born since 1965, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,669 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,023
- born since 1965
- 1990s
- peak decade
Melyssa's 2,023 recorded births place it above 93.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Melyssa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Melyssa's full recorded timeline at 1994, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 121 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Melyssa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2023
- Peak year (1989)
- 121
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Melyssa by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (658 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Melyssa's strongest decade.
658 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Melyssa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 51
1960s
51 births
- 1970s 231
1970s
231 births
- 1980s
1980s
528 births
- 1990s
1990s
658 births
- 2000s
2000s
341 births
- 2010s 187
2010s
187 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 658 births (33% of all-time use).
How Melyssa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Melyssa's total volume
Melyssa by state
Where Melyssa concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 394 | 19.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 99 | 4.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 77 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 34 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 17 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 11 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.5% |
394 of 2,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Melyssa appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Melyssa's data
- Melyssa's decade-level peak was the 1990s (658 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Melyssas (394 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Melyssa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1965–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Melyssa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.